The government risks missing a key opportunity to fix the local audit crisis, leaving the whole country in the dark about council finances. The government has unveiled the plans to fix the local audit crisis with a new body, the Local Audit Office (LAO). Action can’t come soon enough. Last year only 4% of local councils submitted audited accounts on time for 2023/24, even lower than the 10% last year that prompted the National Audit office to take the unprecedented step to disclaim the Whol...
